AI PCs might take off slowly, but battery life benefits is set to become Snapdragon X's real selling point
Adobe and other developers reportedly resisted requests to optimize AI applications for NPUs
Reviewers seem to both love and hate Microsoft's latest Surface Pro
The Surface Pro 11 is among the first Copilot+ PCs to feature Qualcomm's Arm silicon. Early mixed reviews point to nice performance and battery life upgrades, an impressive display, and promising AI features, while the bad concern pricing and early-stage software issues.
The PC market is on the rebound, thanks to Windows 10's looming end-of-support date and AI PCs
Up 5% this year, 8% in 2025
Intel Lunar Lake chips might be delayed, while competing Snapdragon X and AMD Strix Point are ready to go
Possibly delayed until late 2024
Samsung warns of app incompatibility on its Qualcomm PCs, despite Microsoft's promise
Fortnite is on the list, too
In context: Poorer performance aside, a big reason for the slow uptake of Arm-based Windows PCs has been the lack of compatibility with many commonly used apps and games. Microsoft has tried to address that with Prism, an emulation layer that lets apps run "great," regardless of whether their developers have baked in support for the architecture; however, Samsung is seemingly contradicting those claims with a new disclaimer.
Dell's first Snapdragon X Elite XPS laptop breaks cover at $1,300
Inspiron and Intel Core Ultra versions also available, with Latitude coming later
Keep your Arm Surface gaming expectations in check, Microsoft says
The lack of anti-cheat support still poses a major obstacle
AMD's Strix Point chip could boost handheld PC gaming performance by over 30%
One of the first Ryzen AI 300 devices could come in the form of GPD's foldable laptop
Arm lawsuit against Qualcomm could threaten all Copilot+ PCs
Snapdragon X AI PCs ship on June 18
"Apple Intelligence" brings long-discussed AI features to Apple devices
Cupertino stresses on-device privacy but will partially rely on Apple cloud servers and ChatGPT for some queries
MSI showcases desktop PC with a 1080p screen on the front, possibly featuring Arrow Lake and Blackwell chips
What hardware the desktop AI PC uses remains unclear
Windows Copilot AI will eventually run on GeForce RTX GPUs
While other vendors push AI PCs, Nvidia presents RTX AI PCs
Intel strikes back: Pat Gelsinger outlines Intel's future at Computex 2024
Lunar Lake for AI PCs arrive this year, new Xeon 6 and Gaudi 3 chips incoming
Nvidia's G-Assist offers real-time gameplay and optimization tips
Developers can customize a large language model to give players real-time hints and tips
Qualcomm embraces AI PC future with big Copilot+ showcase at Computex
Qualcomm's third attempt at Arm-based PCs proves promising
AMD leaps into Copilot+ PCs and outlines infrastructure GPU roadmap
Why it matters: AMD is in the unique position of being the primary competitor to Nvidia on GPUs – for both PCs and AI acceleration – and to Intel for CPUs – both for servers and PCs – so their efforts are getting more attention than they ever have. And with that, the official opening keynote for this year's Computex was delivered by AMD CEO Dr. Lisa Su.
AMD unveils Ryzen 9000 CPUs, debuts new Zen 5 architecture
The 16-core Ryzen 9 9950X and three more new CPUs will debut next month
Highly anticipated: AMD has announced new Ryzen 9000 desktop CPUs based on the Zen 5 architecture, alongside new motherboard chipsets to support them. Additional details about the AM5 socket and new mobile chips with a heavy dose of AI were also revealed. We were briefed ahead of the Computex keynote, and are now over in Taipei, covering the floor with more coverage to come.
GPD shows off new foldable dual-screen OLED laptop
Pricing, date, and internal hardware details remain unclear
Framework Laptop 13 gets a new Core Ultra model with a 120Hz VRR display and improved webcam, current users can also upgrade
Earlier models and components receive price cuts, too
AMD might have renamed its upcoming Ryzen AI mobile chips (again) to one-up Intel's numbering scheme
Ryzen AI 100 might look less powerful than Intel Core Ultra 200
Snapdragon X Windows PCs should run over 1,000 games at playable framerates, super resolution improves performance
Elden Ring, Counter-Strike 2, The Sims 4, Final Fantasy XIV, and others run smoothly through Arm-to-x86 translation layer
Nvidia could be working on "AI PC" chips to compete with Intel, AMD and Qualcomm next year
Nvidia and Dell hinted at AI PC plans for 2025
Snapdragon X Elite-powered Microsoft Surface laptop tests show impressive results, with a caveat
That battery life looks amazing
Here are all the new Copilot+ AI laptops powered by Snapdragon X processors
Pricing starts at a cool $999
Microsoft Copilot AI will offer tips in PC and Xbox games like Minecraft
AI-based game assistant can react to in-game events in real time